Sentence examples for dropped pursue from inspiring English sources

Correction: A previous version of this article dropped "Pursue a Passion" from the list of 14 things successful people do on weekends.

Developed and sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline, this compound advanced through a phase 1 trial but was dropped to pursue maribavir (19).

He attended Hunter College but dropped out to pursue an acting career in Los Angeles.

Even Brandy, who dropped out to pursue a recording career, gets a photo tribute.

Anderson briefly attended film school at New York University but dropped out to pursue a screenwriting and directing career.

She moved to Hawaii for Peace Corps training but dropped out to pursue a career in education on the islands.

He attended the University of Portland, a Roman Catholic institution, but dropped out to pursue his broadening captivation with religion.

He attended the Winston-Salem Teachers College from 1951 to 1953 but dropped out to pursue a career in music.

In 1977 he enrolled in Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, but dropped out to pursue a musical career in New York City; however, he quickly returned to Arkansas.

The son of a porter and a seamstress, he went to a local Catholic college on a scholarship but dropped out to pursue a career as a musician.

He dropped out to pursue contract-programming jobs and then accepted a position at Softdisk, a software-publishing firm in Shreveport, Louisiana.